New Jersey farmers and agricultural experts questioned representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday about new regulations that will bring federal officials to their farms. The federal regulators visited the Rutgers University EcoComplex on Florence-Columbus Road for a food safety conference. Click…
Fred and Hoss Grasso grow a lot of fruits and veggies on their 100-acre farm in Mullica Hill, including strawberries, asparagus, cucumbers, squash and watermelon. When the brothers heard the Urban Farm in West Deptford was for sale, they jumped at the chance to expand….
NJFB President Ryck Suydam wrote a letter to the editor of the Burlington County Times in response to an op-ed on the gestation crate issue. Click here to read the letter from NJFB President Ryck Suydam.
New Jersey Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher issued a letter to the state’s agricultural community describing the ag-related impacts of the federal government shutdown. Click here to read this letter.
The Humane Society and other groups have launched a campaign to override Gov. Christie’s veto of a bill passed earlier this year to ban the use of gestation crates, setting penalties of up to a $1,000 fine and six months in prison for farm owners…
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture and NJFB are sponsoring a conference to explain the new Food Safety Modernization Act rules on October 22. The meeting, to be held at the Rutgers EcoComplex, will include speakers from the US Food and Drug Administration, Rutgers Cooperative…
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burling County is hosting a grain bin emergency response training seminar on Wednesday, October 9 in Moorestown, NJ. The event is free of charge, but space is limited, so you must register. Click here for meeting details and agenda.
Representatives from the Food Bank of South Jersey and the Campbell Soup Company visited Eastern Propak fruit packing plant Tuesday to witness the sorting process of peaches to be used in Just Peachy salsa. Click here to read the rest of the story from the…
For 15 years, certified forester Bob Williams watched over 5,000 acres of woodlands and wetlands in Atlantic County’s Estell Manor. He thinned trees, conducted controlled burns, and planted and fenced seedlings of the increasingly threatened Atlantic white cedar. When the Christie administration bought the land…
Advocates of buying locally grown food tout a range of benefits, from getting the freshest produce possible and supporting one’s own community to reducing vehicle emissions that contribute to pollution and climate change. Click here to read the full story from the Times of Trenton.
